Diablo® IV news & patch notes

Our next livestream begins on June 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM PT and offers an in-depth look at the new content and updates coming with the Season of Death Awakening.  

Tune in to learn more about the Season of Death Awakening, including the seasonal quest, a familiar adversary, and a new Seasonal Lair boss. 

Major updates include the new Mythic Uniques item quality, class balancing, and the official launch of the Tower. We’ll also reveal details on quality-of-life changes such as Party War Plans, Solo Self Found, crafting upgrades, and higher currency caps. There will be a Q&A section at the end of the stream for you to ask questions directly to the team.  

Celebrations are upon us, wanderer! To mark another gilded age of Sanctuary, free gifts and events to savour this brief period of respite are here. The festivities begin on June 2 until June 9, with limited-time events and free weapon cosmetics to claim.

Bask in the Blessing of the Mother and Strike down Goblins

Free Gifts Await

• Day 1 - Blood Raven's Talon (One-handed Sword cosmetic)

• Day 2 - King Kanai's Last Stand (Shield cosmetic)

• Day 3 - Nangari Wounder (Dagger cosmetic)

• Day 4 - Overlord's Odium (Two-handed Axe)

• Day 5 - Flamefinger's Claws (Glaive cosmetic)

—The Diablo IV Team

Embark on your next epic demon-slaying journey in Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred. Make your final stand against the Prime Evil Mephisto in a gripping new campaign, master two new classes, and explore the ancient region of Skovos.

This expansion introduces a wealth of new features and activities, including major Skill Tree updates for all eight classes, deeper itemization through transmutation with the Horadric Cube, and powerful set bonuses unlocked through the Talisman. With a fully overhauled endgame, Lord of Hatred expands the Diablo IV experience with greater depth, new challenges, and peril at every turn.

Whether picking up where you left off or jumping into an all-new adventure, Lord of Hatred also includes the first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, so you don’t miss a moment of the critically acclaimed action-RPG.

Haven’t begun your adventure in Diablo IV? Check out the Age of Hatred Collection, crafted for new players making their way to Sanctuary.

Finish the Fight

The demons of Hell overflow, tormenting Sanctuary as the Lord of Hatred carries out his quest to shatter mankind. Mephisto’s faithful spread across Sanctuary, twisting devotion into devastation, but you see the imminent threat and the stakes have never been higher.  In this darkest hour, a beacon of hope emerges but Lilith herself is the only way to reach it. With the help of old friends and unlikely allies, you must rise against Mephisto before he reaches the Pools of Creation and bathes the world in hatred. Are you willing to risk it all for the fate of humanity?

Two New Classes

Harness the demon-slaying might of two new classes. 

Take your hammer and shield to channel Holy Light and deliver crushing melee blows with divine power. 

Unleash infernal destruction as the Warlock, tearing open the veil between worlds to bind demons, conjure hellfire, and command legions of Hell.

Skovos is a Dangerous Land

Expand the open world of Sanctuary with an adventure to the never-before-seen region of Skovos, the ancient birthplace of the firstborn civilization and the former home of Lilith and Inarius, now ruled by The Oracle and Amazon Queen. From the volcanic west to the forests of the east and the sunken lands between, discover crumbling temples and waterlogged shores. Each expedition reveals new towns, dungeons, and monsters, testing your courage against sinister cultists, horrors from the sea, and the lingering shadow of Hell.

Major Skill & Itemization Updates

New and improved systems pave the way for deep customization and enhanced variety for all 8 classes. No matter how you play, major Skill Tree reworks, including new skill variants for every class, along with level cap increases, will refresh how you customize and build power. A new Loot Filter will ease the discovery of desired items. Plus, with Lord of Hatred, unlock bonus skill variants across each class, explore a fresh take on crafting systems like the iconic Horadric Cube, and equip set bonuses with the new Talisman.

Overhauled Endgame

Once the campaign ends, your journey is just beginning. Lord of Hatred brings new ways to engage with Diablo IV’s endgame, combining new activities and major system updates designed around choice, mastery, and high-stakes rewards.

Craft War Plans to create your own endgame progression - advance through selections of your favorite activities and apply a range of modifiers to earn coveted rewards. Put your builds to the ultimate test in the Echoing Hatred, facing unending demonic hordes. Plus, find respite from demon-flaying by Fishing through the perilous waterways of Sanctuary.

Includes the Vessel of Hatred™ Expansion & More

Lord of Hatred™ includes the full Vessel of Hatred™ expansion. Purchase and instantly unlock Diablo IV’s first expansion and experience the unthinkable events that set Mephisto’s dark ambitions into motion. Command the primal fury of the Spiritborn, venture into the untamed wilds of Nahantu, and rally Mercenaries to your cause as you push back against the encroaching darkness.

Plus, instantly gain early access to the Paladin and Warlock classes, expand your arsenal with 1 extra Stash Tab and 2 new Character Slots, and customize your journey with impeccable cosmetics.

Purchase Lord of Hatred today.

Join us for an in-depth look at content releasing with the Lord of Hatred expansion and upcoming seasonal updates. We’ll share all the final details of the upcoming launch and dive further into the new Class Skill Trees, the Talisman system, Horadric Cube, new endgame systems, and more.

It’s time for you to embrace your inner demons. 😈

🔪 Become The Butcher

💥 New Killstreak Mechanic

🛡️ Try the Paladin in the Free Trial

🔥 Earn DOOM items through the free Reliquary

The Season of Slaughter arrives in Diablo IV on March 11.

Control. Dominate. Raise Hell.

Unleash the forbidden powers of the new Warlock Class when Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred launches on April 28th.

Continue your fight against Hell with the legendary game that set the standard for modern ARPGs. Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition is now available on Steam. Descend into a fully remastered Diablo II, now with the brand new Reign of the Warlock DLC, adding a fresh class, new content, quality-of-life upgrades, and an overhauled endgame. Chain skills, chase the perfect drops, and carve through Hell's armies solo or in up to 8-player co-op.

Now available: HERE

Tune in February 11 at 2 PM PT for exciting announcements about all things Diablo right here on Steam or on Diablo’s official channels.

The Reckoning Arrives April 28, 2026

Prepare to embark on your next epic demon-slaying journey in the new Diablo IV expansion, Lord of Hatred. Make your final stand against the Prime Evil Mephisto in a rich new campaign, master two new classes, and discover the ancient region of Skovos. With tons of new features, activities, and major updates like an overhauled endgame, transmutation, and set bonuses, this expansion enhances the Diablo IV experience to bring depth, adventure, and the promise of peril at every turn.

Whether picking up where you left off or jumping into an all-new adventure, Lord of Hatred also includes the first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, so you don’t miss a moment of the diabolical Diablo IV saga.

Ascend as the ultimate force against the Prime Evil – pre-purchase Diablo® IV: Lord of Hatred™ Ultimate Edition. Includes everything in the Deluxe Edition plus the  Umbral Knights Armor Bundle (6 class sets), 3,000 Platinum, the Steed of the Shining Realm Mount Bundle, Avel’hud, Nucleus of Perdition Back Trophy, the Ascent of the Just Town Portal Skin, and more when the expansion launches.

Haven’t begun your adventure in Diablo IV? Check out the Age of Hatred Collection, crafted for new players making their way to Sanctuary.

Finish the Fight

The demons of Hell overflow, tormenting Sanctuary as the Lord of Hatred carries out his quest to shatter mankind. Mephisto’s faithfuls spread across Sanctuary, twisting devotion into devastation, but you see the imminent threat and the stakes have never been higher.  In this darkest hour, a beacon of hope emerges but Lilith herself is the only way to reach it. With the help of old friends and unlikely allies, you must rise against Mephisto before he reaches the Pools of Creation and bathes the world in hatred. Are you willing to risk it all for the fate of humanity?

Two New Classes

Harness the demon-slaying might of two new classes.

Pre-purchase Lord of Hatred and play the mighty Paladin today. Take up your hammer and shield, wielding Holy Light to rain down heavenly justice on those who threaten Sanctuary. With weighty melee attacks and divine abilities, the Paladin offers a versatile demon-slaying experience.

A second class looms on the dark horizon, their power undeniable and forthcoming with the launch of Lord of Hatred.

Skovos is a Dangerous Land

Expand the open world of Sanctuary with an adventure to the never-before-seen region of Skovos, the ancient birthplace of the firstborn civilization and the former home of Lilith and Inarius, now ruled by The Oracle and Amazon Queen. From the volcanic west to the forests of the east and the sunken lands between, discover crumbling temples and waterlogged shores. Each expedition reveals new towns, dungeons, and monsters, testing your courage against sinister cultists, horrors from the sea, and the lingering shadow of Hell.

Major Skill & Itemization Updates

New and improved systems pave the way for deep customization and enhanced variety for all 8 classes. No matter how you play, major Skill Tree reworks, including new skill variants for every class, along with level cap increases, will refresh how you customize and build power. A new Loot Filter will ease the discovery of desired items. Plus, with Lord of Hatred, unlock bonus skill variants across each class, explore a fresh take on crafting systems like the iconic Horadric Cube, and equip set bonuses with the new Talisman. 

Overhauled Endgame

Once the campaign ends, your journey is just beginning. Lord of Hatred brings new ways to engage with Diablo IV’s endgame, combining new activities and major system updates designed around choice, mastery, and high-stakes rewards.

Craft War Plans to create your own endgame progression - advance through selections of your favorite activities and apply a range of modifiers to earn coveted rewards. Put your builds to the ultimate test in the Echoing Hatred, facing unending demonic hordes. Plus, find respite from demon-flaying by Fishing through the perilous waterways of Sanctuary.

Includes the Vessel of Hatred™ Expansion & More

Lord of Hatred™ includes the full Vessel of Hatred™ expansion. Pre-purchase and instantly unlock Diablo IV’s first expansion and experience the unthinkable events that set Mephisto’s dark ambitions into motion. Command the primal fury of the Spiritborn, venture into the untamed wilds of Nahantu, and rally Mercenaries to your cause as you push back against the encroaching darkness.

Plus, instantly gain early access to the Paladin class, expand your arsenal with 1 extra Stash Tab and 2 new Character Slots, and customize your journey with impeccable cosmetics.

Pre-Purchase Lord of Hatred today.

“Darkness gathers. But fear not, Wanderer. A new day is coming. And you will be the dawn.” - Hadriel

Beat back the Lesser Evils with the power of the Divine Gifts. Partake in evolved monster combat, a reworked item journey, and more in the Season of Divine Intervention.

Now Live! Prepare yourself: https://blizz.ly/3KybnQ4

Vote for Diablo IV for the upcoming Steam Awards in the "Labor of Love" category.

Hunt for Chaos Armor with max power and rare affixes. Unleash Chaos Perks to redefine your build. Face the reworked Infernal Hordes and dive into Chaos Rifts for elite loot and XP.

Season of Infernal Chaos arrives in #DiabloIV September 23.

Details await: http://blizz.ly/4nzqwOZ

Some secrets are too dark to be contained 💀

⚡ Customizable Spells

💀 Deadly Strongrooms

⚔️ New Loot and Rewards

😈 And so much more…

Uncover hidden revelations when Sins of the Horadrim arrives in #DiabloIV on July 1.

Ally with the Coven

Master Powers of Witchcraft

• Eldritch—Wield magic that harnesses destructive energies.
• Psyche—Wield defensive powers of the mind and spirit to create visions, focus your attacks, and induce madness in your enemies.
• Growth & Decay—Wield living magic that both heals and harms, boosting Life, Resource. These incantations can create horrific diseases and disruptions.

Eldritch Powers

• A deadly swarm of Firebats swarm enemies every 3 seconds, inflicting 20% total Fire damage over 1 total attack.
• At Higher Ranks: Enemies are Stunned for 3 seconds after being hit 5 times by your Firebat Servants.

• Every 250 Resource spent, release an explosion dealing 400% Shadow damage. Each explosion triggered within 10 seconds of the last increases the size and damage by 130%. Stacking up to 3 times.
• At Rank 10: The third explosion pulls enemies towards you before detonating.

• Release a Wave of Woe when damaging an enemy with your skills. Wave of Woe deals an additional X Shadow damage and echoes this damage to all other nearby enemies of the same type.
• At Rank 5: Damage is increased by 15% each time damage is echoed and is guaranteed to echo at least 5 times. May strike the same target multiple times.

• Eldritch Effects X increased damage against Headrotten.
• At Rank 10: This damage bonus now extends to all monsters.

• Eldritch Effects apply Vulnerable to enemies for X seconds.
• At Rank 10: Damage from Psyche and Growth & Decay Effects will also apply Vulnerable at half the duration.

• Lucky Hit: You have up to an X chance to apply Hex of Flames. Hex of Flames deals 40% additional Fire damage each time you deal damage to the target.
• At Rank 7: Hex of Flames explodes dealing damage to all nearby enemies when you land a Critical Strike.

• An ominous orb of pure Eldritch energy circles you, damaging any enemy it touches for 400% Fire damage. Doom Orb may launch itself at distant enemies before returning.
• At Rank 5: Kills or damage to Bosses empower the orb’s damage by 5%. After 100%, the orb explodes dealing 5,200 damage to nearby enemies before reforming 3 seconds later.

Psyche Powers

• Automatically link your life force with up to 3 nearby enemies. X of the damage you take is shared with the linked targets as physical damage. Cannot Life Link to enemy Players.
• At Rank 15: For 10 seconds after using a Defensive, Macabre of Subterfuge Skill, any linked damage will be a guaranteed Critical Strike.

• Damage done by your Witchcraft Effects afflicts enemies with Hex of Shattering causing them to deal X reduced damage for 5 seconds.
• At Rank 8: When any Hex Effect is applied to Headrotten, all damage will be guaranteed Critical Strikes for 5 seconds.

• Enemies near you have X chance for their attacks to be interrupted. Does not work on bosses.
• At Rank 5: Aura of Misfortune increases your Movement Speed by 5% and Slows enemies by 30%.

• When you first strike an enemy, it is afflicted with an Aura of Lament that Slows it and other nearby enemies by 70%. For each enemy inside Aura of Lament, you gain 3 Primary Resource each second. If the initial enemy dies, Aura of Lament is passed onto another nearby enemy retaining the duration. Lasts X seconds.
• Only 1 enemy may be afflicted at a time. May only occur every 30 seconds.

• Every 19 Seconds, a Vengeful Spirit Servant appears for X seconds. While active, all damage taken is instead taken by the spirit. Vengeful Spirit Servant deals 750% damage.
• At Rank 5: When the Vengeful Spirit’s Life is fully depleted, it rushes towards up to 8 enemies dealing 2,000 Shadow damage.

• Every X seconds, gain a Barrier for 5 seconds absorbing 100 damage.
• At Rank 12: Twilight Warding reflects enemy projectiles while active.

Growth & Decay Powers

• Summon a Poison Frog Servant that attacks and Poisons enemies for 150% damage over 3 seconds. On death, the frog explodes violently dealing X Poison instantly damage to nearby enemies. This explosion will always Critically Strike.
• At Rank 5: Poison Frog attacks will pull enemies towards itself and Taunt enemies for 1 second.

• Feed upon the life force of nearby enemies whenever you use a skill with a cooldown, increasing your primary stat by 3% per monster for X seconds.
• At Rank 9: Soul Harvest does not lose duration so long as enemies are nearby.

• Dealing damage to an enemy afflicts them with Hex of Whispers that deals X Shadow damage the next time damage is dealt. Afterwards, Hex of Whispers will jump to another enemy up to a maximum of 6 times. Hex of Whispers may only be applied once every 5 seconds.
• At Rank 7: After bouncing onto 6 enemies, the hex bounces back to you granting 15% Fortify and removing all crowd control and negative status effects.

• Your Witchcraft Effects deal X of the damage dealt over 5 seconds. The damage type is based on your class.
• At Rank 10: When your damage-over-time effects exceed 85% of the target’s total Life, they immediately die.

• After casting an Ultimate Skill, your Servants, Minions, and Companions are empowered with dark magics. Growing larger in size and dealing X bonus damage. Lasts 15 seconds.
• At Rank 11: Your Servants, Minions and Companions gain 100% Critical Strike Chance while enlarged.

• Conjure an aura of decay that deals 80% Poison damage to enemies every second.
• At Rank 10: Each time Aura of Siphoning deals damage, you are healed for 1% of Maximum Life.

• Dealing any damage with your skills has a 15% chance to grow a flower from the ground. When an enemy is near, the flower deals X Poison damage to that enemy over 5 seconds. If an ally is near, the flower Heals for 6% Maximum Life. The flower withers away after use. A flower may grow once every 2 seconds per enemy.
• At Rank 5: The damage and healing affects all enemies or allies near the flower.

Lost Powers

• Dealing damage or applying a Crowd Control effect with any of your Witchcraft Effects increases your Attack Speed by X for 10 Seconds, stacking once per unique Witchcraft Effect.
• Witchcraft Effects are Eldritch, Psyche, and Growth & Decay.
• At Rank 8: Gain 40% Lucky Hit chance while bonuses from Eldritch, Psyche, Growth & Decay are active at once.

• Increase the potency of your Hex Effects by X.
• At Rank 10: Increase the Critical Strike Chance by 10% against enemies afflicted by your Hex Effects.

• The size of your Aura Effects are increased by X.
• At Rank 10: Increase the Critical Strike Damage by 50% against enemies inside your Aura Effects.

• When an enemy is afflicted by both a Hex and an Aura Effect, a Piranhado is summoned pulling enemies towards it and dealing X Physical damage over 12 seconds. May occur once every 20 seconds.
• At Rank 5: Piranhado moves itself towards nearby enemies.

The Tree of Whispers Grows

Hunt the Headrotten

Rootholds

Craft Powerful Occult Gems

• Your Non-Unique Eldritch Witch Powers gain 25% Potency.

• Your Non-Unique Psyche Witch Powers gain 25% Potency.

• Your Non-Unique Growth & Decay witch Powers gain 35% Potency.

• You deal 15% more Overpower damage to Hexed enemies.

• Your Agility, Corpse, Incarnate, Mastery, Weapon Master, and Wrath Skills deal 25% increased direct damage to Hexed enemies. This Skill now has a Potency skill tag instead of Potency.

• While you have three or more Eldritch Witch Powers slotted, gain 25% Movement Speed and 15% Critical Strike Chance.

• While you have three or more Eldritch Witch Powers slotted, every 1 seconds, the next Core Skill you cast gains the Eldritch tag.

• Your Unique Witchcraft Powers deal 40% more damage.

• While you have an Aura active, your Ultimate Skills gain each Grimoire tag and deal 10% more damage.

• While you have three or more Psyche Witch Powers slotted, your Defensive, Macabre, Trap Skills gain 20% Cooldown Reduction.

• While you have three or more Psyche Witch Powers slotted, gain 30% Control Duration and 20% Lucky Hit Chance.

• While you have three or more Growth % Decay Witch Powers slotted, you generate 30% more Barrier, gain 30% more Fortify and have 30% more Thorns.

• While you have an Aura active, you deal Damage Over Time 50% faster.

• Your Summons deals 15% more direct damage to Hexed Elites.

• While you have a Witch Power with the Summon tag slotted, if you would take fatal damage, instead prevent that damage. Then gain a Barrier equal to 100% of your Maximum Life and disable your Witchcraft Powers with the Summon tag for 6 seconds. This can only occur once every 75 seconds.

• While you have three or more Growth & Decay Witch Powers slotted, you gain 10% primary stat, 10% Maximum Life and you are always Unhindered.

• For each rank in your slotted Unique Witchcraft Power, you gain 3% Damage Reduction and 0.5% Maximum Resistance to All Elements.

• For each of your Auras and Hexes an enemy is afflicted by, they take 2.5% increased damage from you.

• While you have an Aura active, pull Nearby enemies toward you every 8 seconds.

New Legendary Aspects and Unique Items

Barbarian

• Inherent: 100% Hammer of the Ancients damage for 5 seconds after an Earthquake explodes
• 251-444 Armor
• 3-6 Skill Ranks to Hammer of the Ancients
• 2-4 Skill Ranks of Defensive Stance
• 16-22.5% Chance for Earthquake to Deal Double Damage

• Hammer of the Ancients also forms a seismic line that deals its damage and Slows enemies hit by 60-80% for 4 seconds. Earthquakes it passes through explode for their total damage and are consumed.

• Your Earthquakes deal 40-60% increased damage and their damage is converted into Fire.

Druid

• Inherent: 25% Resistance to All Elements
• 8-11% Willpower
• 155-200% Werewolf Critical Strike Damage
• 8-15% Movement Speed while Shapeshifting into a Werewolf
• 1-2 Ranks of Feral Aptitude

• The value of your Lupine Ferocity's consecutive Critical Strike Damage is increased to 150-200% against enemies when consecutively Critical Striking.

• Casting Hurricane also spawns a smaller hurricane on your Wolves for 8 seconds. These hurricanes deals 5-15% of Hurricane’s damage for each active Wolf.

• Shapeshifting into a new animal form causes a Lightning Bolt to strike a Nearby enemy dealing Lightning damage. Your Lightning Bolts deal 20-40% increased damage and Stun for 2 seconds.

Necromancer

• Inherent: Casting Bone Spear Reduces Blood Wave's Cooldown by 2 Seconds
• 16-25% Maximum Life
• 82.5-115% Overpower Damage
• 18.5-30% Damage Reduction While Injured
• 2-3 Ranks of Tides of Blood

• Blood Wave is also a Bone Skill that spawns a Bone Prison at its end point and increases your Blood Skill damage by 40-80% for 8 seconds when cast.
• Bone Spear is also a Blood Skill and will drain 10% Maximum Life each cast after hitting an enemy to consume a surrounding Corpse and launch one new Bone Spear from it.

• Inherent: Casting Blood Wave Fortifies You For 70% of Your Maximum Life
• 187-300% Ultimate Damage
• 9.5-2% Damage Reduction While Fortified
• 16-25% Blood Wave Cooldown Reduction
• 23.5-35% Chance for Blood Wave to Deal Double Damage

• Blood Wave now forms a wave on each side of you. Both waves converge at your feet, Pulling In surrounding enemies and exploding for x damage.
• Each time an enemy is hit by a wave, they take 5-10% increased damage from your Blood Waves, up to 150-300% in total.

• While Soulrift is active, you are Unhindered and gain 1% increased Movement Speed per absorbed soul, up to 30-60%. This lasts for 5 seconds after Soulrift ends.

• Bone Spear is guaranteed to Overpower enemies within Bone Prison and deals 30-50% increased damage to them.

Rogue

• Inherent: Casting a Mobility Skill grants +100% Movement Speed for 2 seconds
• 35-50% Shadow Resistance
• 10-2% Mobility Cooldown Reduction
• 2-4 Skill Ranks to Mobility Skills
• 3-4 Skill Ranks to Shadow Imbuement

• Mobility Skills are always Shadow Imbued with 40-80% increased potency. Lucky Hit: Damaging an Elite or Boss with a Mobility Skill has up to a 40-80% chance to instantly triggers a free Shadow Imbuement explosion.

• Twisting Blades' initial hit cleaves. Twisting Blades return 25-45% faster.

• Enemies infected by Shadow Imbuement take 30-70% of its damage every second. Shadow Imbuement deals 30-70% increased damage.

Sorcerer

• Inherent: Chance for Ball Lightning Projectiles to Cast Twice is Now Chance to Cast a Super Ball Lightning
• 67.5-108.5% Critical Strike Damage
• 155-250% Ball Lightning Projectile Speed
• 1-3 Skill Ranks of Ball Lightning
• 13-17.5% Chance for Ball Lightning Projectiles to Cast Twice

• Ball lightning splashes on contact for 60-100% increased damage and Stunning enemies for 1 second if it reaches its Maximum Range.
• Super Ball Lightnings are larger, deal 125% more damage, have a higher Lucky Hit Chance, and its Stun duration is increased to 3 seconds.

• Inherent: Ball Lightning Can Be Cast While Moving
• 24-35% Attack Speed for 5 seconds After Casting a Defensive Skill
• 0.5-1.5% Damage Reduction for Each Active Ball Lightning
• 1-3 Skill Ranks of Ball Lightning
• 13-17.5% Chance for Ball Lightning Projectiles to Cast Twice

• Ball Lightning orbits you, creating a static field that damages all enemies within for 140-180% of Ball Lightning’s damage per active ball, and granting Unhindered while the field is active.

• Casting a Pyromancy Skill Immobilizes enemies hit for 0.5-1 seconds. Casting a Shock Skill grants a burst of 15-30% Movement speed for 1 second. Casting a Frost Skill grants a Barrier for 3-6% Maximum Life. While Enlightened, each Skill grants all benefits.

Spiritborn

• Inherent: 45% Block Chance
• 132-188 Dexterity
• 610-1142 Maximum Life
• 21-35% Chance for Potency Skills to Deal Double Damage
• 2-4 Skill Ranks to Focus Skills

• Your Focus Skills benefit from all their Upgrades, and they increase the damage of your Potency Skills by 10-20% for 8 seconds, up to 100-200%.

• Razor Wings hitting an enemy increases your Eagle Skill damage by 1% for 4 seconds, up to 30-50%. Razor Wing Critical Strikes grant 3 stacks.

Eternal Updates: The Armory, and More

The Armory

The Welcome Back Booster is Here to Stay

Tree of Whispers and General Updates

New and Updated Runes

• 100 Offering generated.
• Maintain at least 1 active Summon for 5 seconds, gaining Offering for each up to 6 Summons.

• 25 Offering generated.
• Stores offering every 0.3 seconds. Cast a non-Basic Skill to gain the stored offering. (Up to 500 Offering).

• Costs 20 Offering
• 220% weapon damage
• Invoke Druid Lightning Bolts, striking a nearby enemy
• Overflow: Spawn more Lightning Bolts

Unlock Rewards with the Season Journey and Battle Pass

Revitalize Your Soul with New Finery

• Urn of Whispers: Boost the chance to receive a Greater Collection from Whisper rewards.
• Urn of Masterworking: Boosts the chance for existing sources to drop additional Obducite.
• Urn of Rot: Boost the amount of Restless Rot dropped by slain Headrotten. Use Restless Rot to upgrade your Witchcraft Powers.

Acquire Fabled Threads from Tejal’s Shop

Community Guides for Season of Witchcraft

• Maxroll
• Icy Veins
• Wowhead
• PureDiablo
• Mobalytics

Tune in to the Next Developer Update Stream

Last Chance for Pre-Purchase Rewards

• Alkor, Snow Leopard Pet* (Pre-Purchase Bonus)
• Mother’s Lament Legendary Gem for Diablo Immortal** (Pre-Purchase Bonus)

Launch and Pre-Load Schedule

Vessel of Hatred Release Timing

Play the Vessel of Hatred Campaign

Vessel of Hatred Contents and Base Game Updates

New Base Game Content—Available to all players

• New Max Level: 60*
• New Difficulties System
• New Paragon Max Level: 300
• Paragon System Changes
• Item Quality Rework
• 2 New Character Slots
• New Class Skills and Passives for each Class
• New Party Finder Feature
• New Seasonal Content
• New Season Rewards (Season Journey, Battle Pass, Reputation Board)

Vessel of Hatred Expansion—Available to Vessel of Hatred Owners

• Nahantu Region–including Dungeons, Strongholds, Side Quests, new Legion Events, and Nahantu Monster Families**
• Spiritborn Class
• Vessel of Hatred Campaign
• Nahantu Region Renown
• Runewords
• Dark Citadel
• Mercenaries
• Kurast Undercity
• Trading for Vessel of Hatred-specific Resources

Glorious New Rewards Await

Stream Vessel of Hatred on Discord

Twitch Drops

Community and Player Support

Thank You from the Diablo IV team

Who are the Spiritborn?

An Uncorrupted Power–the Spirit Realm

Dawn of the First Spiritborn

Nurturers of Nahantu

Your Guardians Against Darkness

Jaguar (Rezoka)

• Keywords: Core, Jaguar
• Vigor Cost: 30
• Lucky Hit Chance: 16%
• Damage Type: Fire

• Keywords: Focus, Jaguar, Incarnate
• Cooldown: 20 seconds
• Lucky Hit Chance: 30%
• Damage Type: Fire

• Keywords: Potency, Jaguar, Mobility
• Charges: 4v
• Charge Cooldown: 4 per 20 seconds
• Lucky Hit Chance: 25%
• Damage Type: Fire

• Keywords: Ultimate, Jaguar
• Cooldown 45 seconds
• Lucky Hit Chance: 15%
• Damage Type: Fire

Gorilla (Wumba)

• Keywords: Basic, Gorilla, Mobility
• Generate Vigor: 11
• Lucky Hit Chance: 28%
• Damage Type: Physical

• Keywords: Defensive, Gorilla
• Cooldown: 10 seconds
• Lucky Hit Chance: 20%
• Damage Type: Physical

• Keywords: Potency, Gorilla
• Cooldown: 12 seconds
• Lucky Hit Chance: 30%
• Damage Type: Physical

• Keywords: Ultimate, Gorilla
• Cooldown: 45 seconds
• Lucky Hit Chance: 15%
• Damage Type: Physical

Eagle (Kwatli)

• Keywords: Focus, Eagle, Mobility
• Cooldown: 15 seconds
• Lucky Hit Chance: 66%
• Damage Type: Lightning

• Keywords: Core, Eagle
• Vigor Cost: 35
• Lucky Hit Chance: 13%
• Damage Type: Lightning

• Keywords: Potency, Eagle
• Charges: 3
• Charge Cooldown: 10 seconds
• Lucky Hit Chance: 22%
• Damage Type: Lightning

• Keywords: Ultimate, Eagle
• Charges: 3
• Charge Cooldown: 30 seconds
• Lucky Hit Chance: 30%
• Damage Type: Lightning

Centipede (Balazan)

• Keywords: Basic, Centipede, Mobility
• Generate Vigor: 9
• Lucky Hit Chance: 25%
• Damage Type: Poison

• Keywords: Defensive, Centipede
• Cooldown: 12 seconds
• Lucky Hit Chance: 20%
• Damage Type: Poison

• Keywords: Core, Centipede
• Vigor Cost: 40
• Lucky Hit Chance: 20%
• Damage Type: Poison

• Keywords: Ultimate, Centipede
• Cooldown: 45 seconds
• Lucky Hit Chance: 10%
• Damage Type: Poison

Hone Your Build with Key Passives

• Eagle: 30% Movement Speed
• Gorilla: 30% Damage Reduction
• Jaguar: 30% Attack Speed
• Centipede: 30% Life Steal

• Swaps to the new bonus
• Increases Core Stats by 50% for 5 seconds.

• Heals you for 2% of your Maximum Life
• Generates 5 Vigor
• Removes the Vulnerable effect

Defend Nahantu Using New Legendaries and Uniques

Hybrid Augmentations Example

Power Augmentations Example

Subpowers Example

Uniques Example

Unlock Your Potential in a New Class Quest

Deepen Your Connection in the Spirit Hall

Catch Up on the Spiritborn Reveal Stream

Pre-Purchase Vessel of Hatred Today

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• Hratli, Canine Pet**
• Nahantu War-Cat Mount and Armor Bundle**
• One Premium Battle Pass Token
• 3,000 Platinum
• Natalya, Tiger Pet**
• Nahantu Unearthed Armor Bundle (5 class armor sets)
• Wings of the Faith Cosmetic
• Nahantu Themed Town Portal

• Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Expansion***
• Nahantu Veilwalker Spiritborn Armor***
• Alkor, Snow Leopard Pet** (Pre-Purchase Bonus)
• Mother’s Lament Legendary Gem for Diablo Immortal**** (Pre-Purchase Bonus)
• Hratli, Canine Pet**
• Nahantu War-Cat Mount and Armor Bundle**
• One Premium Battle Pass Token

• Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Expansion***
• Alkor, Snow Leopard Pet** (Pre-Purchase Bonus)
• Mother’s Lament Legendary Gem for Diablo Immortal**** (Pre-Purchase Bonus)

Pre-purchase Vessel of Hatred Today

• Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Expansion***
• Nahantu Veilwalker Spiritborn Armor***
• Alkor, Snow Leopard Pet** (Pre-purchase Bonus)
• Mother’s Lament Legendary Gem for Diablo Immortal**** (Pre-purchase Bonus)
• Hratli, Canine Pet**
• Nahantu War-Cat Mount and Armor Bundle**
• One Premium Battle Pass Token
• 3,000 Platinum
• Natalya, Tiger Pet**
• Nahantu Unearthed Armor Bundle (5 class armor sets)
• Wings of the Faith Cosmetic
• Nahantu Themed Town Portal

• Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Expansion***
• Nahantu Veilwalker Spiritborn Armor***
• Alkor, Snow Leopard Pet** (Pre-purchase Bonus)
• Mother’s Lament Legendary Gem for Diablo Immortal**** (Pre-purchase Bonus)
• Hratli, Canine Pet**
• Nahantu War-Cat Mount and Armor Bundle**
• One Premium Battle Pass Token

• Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Expansion***
• Alkor, Snow Leopard Pet** (Pre-purchase Bonus)
• Mother’s Lament Legendary Gem for Diablo Immortal**** (Pre-purchase Bonus)

Diablo IV: Expansion Bundle

• Diablo® IV Base Game – playable today!
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Introducing our Newest Class: The Spiritborn

Explore Nahantu

Experience the next Dark Chapter of the Main Campaign

Mercernaries, End-game Activities, and Game Updates

Mercernaries

New PvE End-Game Co-Op Activity

Base Game Updates

A Wanderer’s Best Friend: Pets

Diablo Anniversary Celebrations

Itemization Reforged: Masterworking, Tempering and More

General Item Updates

Codex of Power Updates

Tempering: Sharpen your Steel and make it Sing

Masterworking: Refine your Weapon to Untold Prowess

Greater Affixes

Gems

Helltide Reborn

Threat Levels and Becoming Hell-Marked

Unholy Blasphemy: Accursed Ritual

Helltides in World Tier I and II

Additional Hellish Changes

Your Greatest Challenge: The Pit of Artificers

Andariel Joins the Fray & Tormented Echoes

Tormented Echoes

Fight with the Iron Wolves

Earn Rewards with the Season Journey and Battle Pass

• Urn of Nightmares: Boost Paragon Glyph XP earned in Nightmare Dungeons.
• Urn of Iron: Boost your reputation with the Iron Wolves from Helltide activities.
• Urn of Burning Obols: Boost the amount of Obols you can find in Helltide chests, which contain Obols during this season.

Acquire Fabled Threads from Tejal’s Shop

Community Guides for Season 4

• Maxroll
• Icy Veins
• Wowhead
• PureDiablo
• Mobalytics

Lunar Awakening has Dawned

Lunar Shrines and Ancestors Favor

• Artillery Shrine – Casts have a chance to summon a holy bomb.
• Blast Wave Shrine – Each explosion summons a cluster bombardment.
• Channeling Shrine- Increased attack speed and chance to reset cooldowns.
• Conduit Shrine – Summon frequent, powerful, shocking strikes.
• Greed Shrine – Chance to summon a Treasure Goblin. While the Shrine is active, 25 kills summons a Treasure Goblin, and 50 kills summons a second.
• Lethal Shrine – Chance to instantly execute a struck monster, causing Fear on surrounding monsters. Note: this includes Elites, but excludes Bosses and other Players.
• Protection Shrine – You reflect all incoming damage. Damage reflected scales with Level and World Tier.

Don Lunar Garments and Shine

Unearth Zoltun Kulle’s Legacy in a New Questline

Battle side by side with your Seneschal Companion

• Autodefense: The Seneschal Construct activates an antimaterial field around itself shooting down enemy projectiles. Can not shoot down Boss or Player projectiles.
• Bushwhack: Quickly ambush dealing damage to each target. May strike the same target multiple times.
• Firefly: Deploy a small construct that lands on the target and explodes 3 times, dealing damage.
• Focus Fire: The Seneschal Construct channels a ray of fire onto targets dealing damage to each over time.
• Gyrate: The Seneschal Construct whirls its legs around quickly dealing damage to all surrounding enemies.
• Impale: Perform a line attack to all enemies in front of the Seneschal Construct dealing damage.
• Lightning Bolt: Launch a bolt of Lightning at the target dealing damage. Arcs to other targets dealing a portion of the original damage.
• Protect: The Seneschal Construct materializes a protective Barrier on the player for a portion of their Maximum Life.
• Reconstruct: The Seneschal Construct channels a reconstruction beam Healing the player for a portion of their Maximum Life over time.
• Slash: Pummel enemies in front of the Seneschal Construct dealing damage.
• Tempest: Electrically charge an enemy causing it to deal damage to themselves and additional each second over time. If the enemy is killed, Tempest spreads to another enemy gaining for additional time and bonus damage. These bonuses are also applied if Tempest is reapplied onto the same enemy.

• Voluminous Support: The supported skill's effect size is increased.
• Swift Support: The supported Skill gains an Attack Speed bonus.
• Breaking Support: Damage from the supported Skill instantly destroys enemy Barrier effects. In addition, there is a chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
• Tactical Support: Decrease the cooldown of the supported Skill.
• Efficiency Support: When the supporting skill deals damage, you gain Critical Strike Chance to the same targets hit.
• Devastation Support: Supported Skill gains a Critical Strike Damage bonus.
• Safeguard Support: When used, the supported Skill grants Damage Reduction to you.
• Frigid Support: A portion of the supported Skill's damage dealt is applied as Cold damage over time and applies Chill.
• Burning Support: A portion of he supported Skill's damage is applied as Burning damage over time. Burning enemies take bonus Critical Strike Damage from the Seneschal Construct.
• Electrocution Support: A portion of the supported skill's damage dealt is applied as Lightning damage over time and has a chance to Stun enemies.
• Bleeding Support: A portion of the supported skill's damage dealt is applied as Bleeding damage over time. Enemies take bonus Bleeding damage from all sources while moving.
• Poison Support: A portion of the supported skill's damage dealt is applied as Poison damage over time. This poison has a chance each second to spread all Poison damage to an additional enemy.
• Dusk Support: A portion of the supported Skill's damage dealt is applied as Shadow damage over time. Afflicted enemies who attack have a chance for their attacks to be interrupted. Does not interrupt Bosses.
• Duration Support: Supported Skills have their durations increased.
• Fortify Support: When the Seneschal Construct uses the supported Skill, you gain Fortify. Skills with slower attack speeds or skills with cooldowns will increase the amount of Fortify granted.
• Resource Support: Player gains an amount of Primary Resource when the supporting Skill first deals damage.
• Initiative Support: The supported Skill will cause the Seneschal Construct to teleport to the target if out of range. Can only occur once every so often seconds.
• Arcing Support: The supported Skill can hit additional enemies.
• Multishot Support: Supported Projectile skills launch additional projectiles.
• Piercing Support: The supported Projectile Skill will pierce multiple enemies.
• Gripping Support: Damage and effects done by the supporting Skill to Distant enemies pulls them towards the Seneschal Construct. Can only occur once every so often per enemy.
• Registered Damage Support: Any damage caused from the supported Skill is registered. The registered damage explodes at effectiveness when the target dies as Fire damage.
• Seeking Support: The supported Projectile Skill will auto-seek enemies for a limited duration.
• Slowing Support: Damage from the supported Skill Slows enemy movement speed for a limited duration. The closer the enemy is to the Seneschal Construct, the greater the Slow amount. Enemies may be slowed up to a maximum amount.
• Mockery Support: Damage done by the supporting Skill Taunts enemies hit for a limited duration of time. This can only occur once every so often per enemy. Does not work on bosses.

• Evernight: ???
• Genesis: ???

Test yourself in Deadly New Dungeons: Vaults

Staunch the Spread of Arcane Tremors

Coming Soon: Leaderboards Arrive with The Gauntlet

Quality-of-Life Updates in Season of the Construct

Earn Rewards with the Season Journey and Battle Pass

• Urn of Enduring Grace: Boost to the duration of Shrine effects.
• Urn of Tuning: Chance to receive an additional Tuning Stone from Wardwoven chests.
• Urn of Whispers: Boost the chance to receive a Greater Collection from Whisper rewards.

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